Traveling Via Oatmeal

Earlier today my lovely daughter shared with me a link from The Oatmeal.  It seems she was complaining to some friends about the 2-3 babies who wouldn't stop screaming or crying on her flight last night, and one of them passed this picture along.  I love it.  I hope all you travelers out there do as well.

You know you wish you'd thought of this first.

Sorry I had to cut the wings off to make this fit.  If you want to see the original image, click the link above.  Happy traveling!

Traveling Via Oatmeal

Earlier today my lovely daughter shared with me a link from The Oatmeal.  It seems she was complaining to some friends about the 2-3 babies who wouldn't stop screaming or crying on her flight last night, and one of them passed this picture along.  I love it.  I hope all you travelers out there do as well.

You know you wish you'd thought of this first.

Sorry I had to cut the wings off to make this fit.  If you want to see the original image, click the link above.  Happy traveling!

NaBloPoMo Blogger Fail

It occurred to me in the shower this morning (I do all my best thinking there--don't judge me) that my last two posts had that little line between them when they were made on the same day, and I got all upset because I actually finished my "Liebster Clause" post yesterday morning and posted it.  But for whatever reason, it was also dated the 24th, same as my Thanksgiving post.

I'm kinda pissed.  I did write most of it Thanksgiving night, but I had to check a couple of the blog links involved so waited to finish it on Friday. When I put it up yesterday morning, I figured I was off the hook for the day and so I didn't post anything else.  Now my lovely little NaBloPoMo record has been shot all to hell.  I make it 24 whole freakin' days, even through SURGERY, for @#$!! sake, and now I'm gonna blow it all on a technicality???

Crap, crap, crappity crap!!  I. am. not. happy.

On the one hand, the likelihood that I was ever gonna win one of the prizes for posting each and every day was already infinitesimally slim.  On the other hand, I accepted the challenge, and dammit, I wanted to finish it!!!  And I will, but that little break between November 24 and November 26 in the archive is going to bug the crap out of the OCD in me.

So, BlogHer Goddesses, please take note.  I double posted on the 24th only as a fluke because Blogger has issues.  I actually submitted my post on the 25th.  Now look the other way and give me my damn prize.

Here's even proof--posted yesterday, as in the 25th, at 9:45 am--I always "share" on FB immediately after posting.
Stupid Blogger.

Update:  Because my daughter is freakin' awesome, she showed me how to change the time and date stamp on an individual post so that yesterday's entry would be correctly posted.  Yay, Girlie!!!  Of course, now this means that the whining above is irrelevant, but oh well.

NaBloPoMo Blogger Fail

It occurred to me in the shower this morning (I do all my best thinking there--don't judge me) that my last two posts had that little line between them when they were made on the same day, and I got all upset because I actually finished my "Liebster Clause" post yesterday morning and posted it.  But for whatever reason, it was also dated the 24th, same as my Thanksgiving post.

I'm kinda pissed.  I did write most of it Thanksgiving night, but I had to check a couple of the blog links involved so waited to finish it on Friday. When I put it up yesterday morning, I figured I was off the hook for the day and so I didn't post anything else.  Now my lovely little NaBloPoMo record has been shot all to hell.  I make it 24 whole freakin' days, even through SURGERY, for @#$!! sake, and now I'm gonna blow it all on a technicality???

Crap, crap, crappity crap!!  I. am. not. happy.

On the one hand, the likelihood that I was ever gonna win one of the prizes for posting each and every day was already infinitesimally slim.  On the other hand, I accepted the challenge, and dammit, I wanted to finish it!!!  And I will, but that little break between November 24 and November 26 in the archive is going to bug the crap out of the OCD in me.

So, BlogHer Goddesses, please take note.  I double posted on the 24th only as a fluke because Blogger has issues.  I actually submitted my post on the 25th.  Now look the other way and give me my damn prize.

Here's even proof--posted yesterday, as in the 25th, at 9:45 am--I always "share" on FB immediately after posting.
Stupid Blogger.

Update:  Because my daughter is freakin' awesome, she showed me how to change the time and date stamp on an individual post so that yesterday's entry would be correctly posted.  Yay, Girlie!!!  Of course, now this means that the whining above is irrelevant, but oh well.

Liebster Clause

Yesterday, no doubt like everyone else, I woke up to numerous holiday greetings and to inspiring declarations of thankfulness.  While sifting through them all, I discovered that I had been "Liebstered."  Not every blogger gets to celebrate Thanksgiving with the Internet's version of half of a surf and turf.  (I'd steak my post on it.)

To my surprise, my very dear friend over at The Adventures of Not Supermom singled me out for the Liebster Award.  This is awesome, especially considering I am secretly jealous of her blogging bad-assery and want to blog like her when (or if) I grow up.  Seriously--people are pounding on her door.  NPR saw one of her posts and invited her to participate in their Backseat Book Club, and I'm convinced that every time she applies for another writing or blogging gig money and contracts are waved wildly in her face.  I want someone to wave money and contracts for blogging in my face...I can always wear my glasses so the draft from flapping paper won't bother my eyes.  Go read her blog.  Right now.  She is of the awesome.

Turns out the Liebster Award highlights up-and-coming blogs, those with less than 200 followers.  Liebster is German for "friend", so I'm taking a few moments to call attention to those I consider friends and their blogs.


The Rules:

Upon receiving the Liebster Award, you must do the following:
1.  Show your thanks to the blogger(s) who gave you the award by linking back to them.
2. Reveal your top 5 picks and let them know by leaving a comment on their blog.

3. Post the award on your blog.
4. Bask in the love from the most supportive people on the Internet – other writers.
5. And best of all – have fun!

My picks for this auspicious honor include: 

1.  A Portrait of the Artist - My favorite bad-ass young lady, who never fails to surprise me with her

profound observations.
2.  The Neurotypical Mom Chronicles - A new and promising discovery.

3.  Diary of a Renaissance Seamstress - Another new discovery.  Besides, who doesn't love a good Renaissance costume, whether you've got a kid in the SCA or not?

4.  Scandalous Katie - My secret sister in sin and subversiveness.

5.  Words All Day Through - Book reviews and more from my favorite Disney character come to life.

I hope you enjoy these recent discoveries as much as I do.  As to my own Liebsterizing, I suddenly have the urge to pump my hair up into a Steel Magnolias-style helmet hairdo and run around the house chanting, "You like me...you really like me!!!"  Of course, I'd need something Oscar-like to clutch, but all I've got handy are a water bottle and a TV remote, and those would just look silly.

Liebster Clause

Yesterday, no doubt like everyone else, I woke up to numerous holiday greetings and to inspiring declarations of thankfulness.  While sifting through them all, I discovered that I had been "Liebstered."  Not every blogger gets to celebrate Thanksgiving with the Internet's version of half of a surf and turf.  (I'd steak my post on it.)

To my surprise, my very dear friend over at The Adventures of Not Supermom singled me out for the Liebster Award.  This is awesome, especially considering I am secretly jealous of her blogging bad-assery and want to blog like her when (or if) I grow up.  Seriously--people are pounding on her door.  NPR saw one of her posts and invited her to participate in their Backseat Book Club, and I'm convinced that every time she applies for another writing or blogging gig money and contracts are waved wildly in her face.  I want someone to wave money and contracts for blogging in my face...I can always wear my glasses so the draft from flapping paper won't bother my eyes.  Go read her blog.  Right now.  She is of the awesome.

Turns out the Liebster Award highlights up-and-coming blogs, those with less than 200 followers.  Liebster is German for "friend", so I'm taking a few moments to call attention to those I consider friends and their blogs.


The Rules:

Upon receiving the Liebster Award, you must do the following:
1.  Show your thanks to the blogger(s) who gave you the award by linking back to them.
2. Reveal your top 5 picks and let them know by leaving a comment on their blog.

3. Post the award on your blog.
4. Bask in the love from the most supportive people on the Internet – other writers.
5. And best of all – have fun!

My picks for this auspicious honor include: 

1.  A Portrait of the Artist - My favorite bad-ass young lady, who never fails to surprise me with her

profound observations.
2.  The Neurotypical Mom Chronicles - A new and promising discovery.

3.  Diary of a Renaissance Seamstress - Another new discovery.  Besides, who doesn't love a good Renaissance costume, whether you've got a kid in the SCA or not?

4.  Scandalous Katie - My secret sister in sin and subversiveness.

5.  Words All Day Through - Book reviews and more from my favorite Disney character come to life.

I hope you enjoy these recent discoveries as much as I do.  As to my own Liebsterizing, I suddenly have the urge to pump my hair up into a Steel Magnolias-style helmet hairdo and run around the house chanting, "You like me...you really like me!!!"  Of course, I'd need something Oscar-like to clutch, but all I've got handy are a water bottle and a TV remote, and those would just look silly.

An Attitude of Gratitude

All across the nation today people are cutting into hams, turkeys, pies, and other delicious concoctions, surrounded by family and friends.  For this one day, we are all reminded how good we really have it, in spite of our whining to the contrary the other 364 days of the year.  On this day, we will all fill our hearts with love and joy of being together, even as we fill our bellies to bursting on food produced by the love and careful hands of others.

On this day, I want you all to know how very much I value and appreciate you and your companionship both online and "in real life" throughout the year.  I want you to know that you have made a difference in my life, whether by sharing my laughter or by sharing my tears, and by reminding me each day that I am not really alone, even when I sometimes feel like I am.

I hope you all, wherever you may be, are busy enjoying good food and good companionship, whether putting up Christmas decorations or lolling about on the couch in a post-prandial stupor in front of some football game.  Lastly, I hope you are all as thankful for each other and for the blessings you've been given as I am thankful for min and for all of you in my life.

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!!

"O Lord, who lends me life, lend me a heart replete with thankfulness."

P.S.  And because it is me,  there's no way I can stay serious indefinitely.  So here's a little Thanksgiving humor for you as well:

Eat Mor Bif.

Creative use of tinfoil FTW.  I'm soooo doing this one year.